Brave Hearts

Author(s): Kumarpal Desai
Publisher: Eye Care Foundation

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Let Everest Beckons
major lasted for hours at a time and during which he was put under anesthesia. On 25th March 1970, he was operated upon for an injury to his left foot and yet he presented himself on the ground for high-jump by the fall of the same year.
Valery Brumel has proven by setting his own example that if one is firm and determined to do a something, if one's willpower is strong enough to pass through all kinds of difficulties and privations, nothing is impossible in this world. His phenomenal comeback to the high-jump event in world competitions after sustaining serious injuries is in itself a big achievement for him, than his setting world records.
While marathon race is becoming more and more popular in the world these days, some 1600 participants took part in the second marathon race in 1984 in very severe cold conditions. It was flagged off from the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi.
Those who participate in such events for fun run a few meters from the start and then leave the rest of the race for the serious contenders.
Like the first marathon, this second marathon was also won by Satish who was a government servant. He covered a distance of 21 km. just in 1 hour 9 minutes and 8 seconds.
Satish has been deaf and dumb from birth and his right eye also did not work. Yet nobody could obstruct his marathon eagerness in participating in the marathon race.
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